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Superlative

/sjuːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/

The highest extent or degree of something.

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📖 Definitions of "Superlative"

noun

1
The highest extent or degree of something.
2
(grammar) The form of an adjective that expresses which of several items has the highest degree of the quality expressed by the adjective; in English, formed by appending "-est" to the end of the adjective (for some short adjectives only) or putting "most" before it.
"The superlative of "big" is "biggest"."
3
An adjective used to praise something exceptional.
"Daniel is amazing, wonderful, fantastic, and many other superlatives I can’t think of right now!"

adjective

1
Exceptionally good; of the highest quality; superb.
2
(grammar) Of or relating to a superlative.

🔄 Synonyms of "Superlative"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
pinnaclenoun	The highest point.
peaknoun	The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
topnoun	The highest or uppermost part of something.
elevationnoun	The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.
sterlingnoun	(by extension) (uncountable) The currency of the United Kingdom, based on the pound sterling; hence, genuine English or British currency, as contrasted with foreign currency.
greatest	a greatest hits album by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released in 1998.
acmenoun	A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.
heightnoun	The distance from the base to the top of something.
summitnoun	The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.
superiornoun	Higher in rank, status, or quality.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Superlative"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
acmenoun	A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.
superior	Higher in rank, status, or quality.
elevationnoun	The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.
peaknoun	The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
pinnaclenoun	The highest point.
top	Situated on the top of something.
heightnoun	The distance from the base to the top of something.
summitnoun	The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.
sterling	(not comparable) Of or relating to the currency of the United Kingdom, or former types of English or British coinage.
greatest	a greatest hits album by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released in 1998.
ultimate	Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.
nth	(mathematics) Occurring at position n in a sequence.
extreme	In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
super-superlativenoun	(rare) Beyond merely superlative; of the very highest or greatest quality; truly superb.
super-superlativenessnoun	(rare) The state or condition of being super-superlative.
relative superlativenoun	(grammar) the superlative (a degree of comparison) when it is used to express the highest degree of something in relation to something else
superlative degreenoun	(grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing three or more entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the superlative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -est or the word most (e.g. biggest, most fully); the superlative of inferiority, by adding the word least (e.g. least big, least fully).
uttermostnoun	The utmost; the highest or greatest degree; the farthest extent.
extreme pointnoun	(mathematics) The maximum or minimum of a function.
supersuperlativenessnoun	Alternative form of super-superlativeness. [(rare) The state or condition of being super-superlative.]